WO2009040112A2 - Procédé de fonctionnement d'un moteur à turbine à gaz, dispositif d'alimentation pour réaliser ce procédé et avion utilisant ce procédé - Google Patents

Procédé de fonctionnement d'un moteur à turbine à gaz, dispositif d'alimentation pour réaliser ce procédé et avion utilisant ce procédé Download PDF

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WO2009040112A2
WO2009040112A2 PCT/EP2008/008095 EP2008008095W WO2009040112A2 WO 2009040112 A2 WO2009040112 A2 WO 2009040112A2 EP 2008008095 W EP2008008095 W EP 2008008095W WO 2009040112 A2 WO2009040112 A2 WO 2009040112A2
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Jean Botti
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Airbus Sas
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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a gas turbine engine and to a power supplying device for aeronautics, having a hydrocarbon supply for supplying an engine. Further, the present invention relates to an aircraft having a gas turbine engine that can be operated according to such method and/or having such a power supplying device. Especially, the present invention refers to a reduction of gaseous emissions of gas turbine engines, especially in aeronautics.
  • Typical aeroplanes are using hydrocarbon fuel both for powering the engines for propelling the aeroplanes and for powering an auxiliary power unit (APU) used to produce electrical power, especially at airports.
  • APU auxiliary power unit
  • EP 1 047 144 A1 discloses a new power generation system and method for automotive appliances, wherein fuel cells producing electrical power are powered with hydrogen from a fuel reformer.
  • the fuel reformer generates hydrogen out of a hydrocarbon used as main fuel for the engine.
  • the hydrogen produced by fuel reformation is used for powering the fuel cells.
  • GB 1 154 521 discloses a method for producing hydrogen from a hydrocarbon fuel.
  • US 2005/0271917 A1 discloses an electrochemical reactor used in an APU of an aircraft for providing energy, hydrogen, oxygen and clear water.
  • US2007/0026268 A1 also incorporated herein by reference, discloses an aircraft using a hydrogen-powered fuel cell.
  • WO2006/058774 discloses a supply system for the energy supply in an aircraft having a fuel cell for supplying the aircraft with electrical energy.
  • the known supply system has a first fuel reservoir for supplying the aircraft engine with engine fuel and a separated second fuel reservoir for supplying the fuel cell with fuel cell fuel.
  • a gas turbine engine includes a core having a compressor fixedly joined to a turbine by a core rotor extending axially therebetween.
  • At least one combustor for example an annular combustor or a plurality of combustor chambers distributed around the core, are disposed between the compressor and the turbine and include fuel injectors.
  • the fuel injectors may be joined to a fuel control valve which meters fuel into the at least one combustor during operation.
  • the compressor includes one or more stages of circumferentially spaced apart compressor rotor blades and cooperating compressor stator vanes through which air is channelled during operation for increasing the pressure thereof.
  • the pressurized air is discharged from the compressor and mixed with fuel in the combustor and suitably ignited for generating hot combustion gas which flows downstream therefrom and through the turbine.
  • the turbine includes one or more stages of turbine rotor blades circumferentially spaced apart from each other, with cooperating turbine nozzle vanes expanding the combustion gas and extracting energy therefrom.
  • the engine also includes a suitable controller for controlling the various components thereof over a large range of rotor speed and output power.
  • the fuel is combusted in an oxygen rich environment.
  • the fuel is a hydrocarbon fuel, i. e. the fuel on the basis of hydrocarbon compounds, such as methane, natural gas, gasoline or kerosene.
  • these combustion systems may emit undesirable compounds such as nitrous oxide compounds (NOX) and carbon-containing compounds. It is generally desirable to decrease various emissions as much as possible so that selected compounds may not enter the atmosphere. In particular, it has become desirable to reduce NOX emissions to a substantially low level.
  • NOX nitrous oxide compounds
  • turbine engine combustor size has been the result of a trade-off between antagonist requirements: a) at low turbine engine power, the relatively low speed combustion kinetics require a large combustor to mitigate un-burnt hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions and maintain combustor flame stability. b) at high turbine engine power, a small combustor is desirable to minimize nitrogen oxide emissions (NOX), since NOX formation, which takes place at high temperatures, is slower than combustion.
  • NOX nitrogen oxide emissions
  • a further object of the invention is to reduce gaseous turbine engine combustor emissions without increasing the size or weight of the combustor.
  • a method for operating a gas turbine engine having a compressor joined to a turbine by a core rotor, with at least one combustor disposed therebetween for receiving compressed air from said compressor and fuel for providing combustion gas to be discharged to said turbine, the method comprising supplying a hydrocarbon fuel to the combustor and injecting hydrogen into said combustor in response to a gas turbine power output level.
  • one aspect of the present invention is directed to a method for operating a gas turbine engine that has a compressor joined to a turbine by a core rotor and at least one combustor disposed between the compressor and the turbine.
  • the combustor receives compressed air from said compressor and fuel for providing combustion gas to be discharged to said turbine.
  • a hydrocarbon fuel is supplied to the combustor.
  • hydrogen is injected into said combustor at least during low power operations.
  • one basic idea of the invention is to control injection of hydrogen in response to a turbine power output level or turbine power output condition.
  • a further basic idea of the invention is to use gaseous hydrogen injection in the turbine engine combustor for low power operations. Hydrogen injection may be stopped for mid-power and high power operations.
  • hydrogen from a fuel reformer is supplied both to a fuel cell for providing electrical power and to a hydrogen injection system for injecting hydrogen into a combustion chamber of the engine. This helps to reduce the combustion chamber emissions.
  • said power supply device or system is used for fuel and/or hydrogen supply to the gas turbine engine.
  • the power supply device is equipped with a hydrogen flow control controlling the flow of hydrogen into the combustion chamber.
  • the flow is controlled in response to the power need of the engine.
  • the hydrogen injection may be switched off in medium and high power conditions. The effects thereof are described in the enclosed previous application documents.
  • water from the fuel cell may be used for water injection into the combustion chamber which may also lead to lowering of the engine emissions.
  • a water tank is provided for receiving water from the fuel cell.
  • water produced during use of the fuel cell e.g. at the airport when engines are not running, can be stored or buffered.
  • water can be injected into an engine independently of the operation of the fuel cell.
  • water from the fuel cell is used for other purposes, for example a water supply to a cabin, especially for wash rooms, or as drinking water.
  • a water tank buffering water from the fuel cell is advantageous.
  • the fuel cell is preferably part of an APU (i.e. Auxiliary Power Unit) as this is in principle known from the aforementioned prior art.
  • the fuel reformer may be off the known kind as described in the documents mentioned above.
  • the fuel reformer is also part of the APU, for an internal reformation of the fuel, so that the APU may be simply supplied with hydrocarbon fuel.
  • the hydrogen supply comprises an auxiliary hydrogen tank.
  • This hydrogen tank is especially useful during the start process. When the system runs, there is, under most conditions, enough hydrogen production both for powering the fuel cell as well as for H 2 injection into the engine.
  • the fuel reformer may be connected to the hydrogen tank, so that hydrogen, which is used neither in the engine nor in the fuel cell, may be stored in the hydrogen tank.
  • a battery may be present to buffer electrical power from the fuel cell.
  • the fuel reforming process will be enhanced so that there is no need for a hydrogen tank and for a battery buffer anymore.
  • the gas turbine engine is operable in a power range that includes at least a high-power condition and a low-power condition.
  • Hydrocarbon fuel is supplied to the combustor during both the high-power and low-power conditions.
  • Hydrogen is injected into the combustor at least during the low-power condition.
  • turbine power output is decreased, the mass flow of hydrogen which is injected into the combustor is increased.
  • the mass flow of hydrogen which is injected into said combustor is decreased as the turbine power output is increased.
  • Increasing of the mass flow of hydrogen can simply be done by starting the hydrogen injection from zero to a given mass flow.
  • a hydrogen supply simply is switched on when changing from high-power or mid-power conditions to the low-power condition, and is switched off when changing from low-power condition to mid- power or high-power conditions.
  • an actual power condition is detected and compared to a switch power level for switching on/off the hydrogen injection.
  • the actual power condition is determined indirectly by detecting a parameter which is related to the actual power condition.
  • the actual power condition can be determined from the actual core flow of gases flowing through the core of the engine.
  • one suitable control parameter related to the actual power condition can be a temperature at the combustor inlet, e.g. the turbine engine combustor inlet total temperature.
  • combustor inlet total temperature is also not directly measured on the turbine engine.
  • a turbine engine control system can easily recalculate combustor inlet total temperature based on a turbine engine model which uses measured parameters such as turbine engine core speed and ambient conditions, for example ambient static pressure and temperature for industrial or marine turbine engines, or ambient static temperature, total pressure and total temperature for aviation turbine engines.
  • a similar turbine engine control system could also be used in controlling the gaseous hydrogen flow to the turbine engine.
  • a low power range where hydrogen is injected can range between zero and 35 % of the maximum power output.
  • a switch power level for switching on/off the hydrogen injection can be chosen between 30% and 40 % of the maximum output power level.
  • the proportion of hydrogen can be between 5 and 15 % of the total mass flow of fuel and hydrogen which is supplied to the combustor.
  • the mass flow of hydrogen can be adjusted in response to the actual power output. This can be done by using a schedule of hydrogen flow versus said actual power condition.
  • the actual power condition can be determined indirectly by the core flow or by the total temperature at the combustor inlet that is calculated from other measured parameters.
  • An aircraft comprises at least one gas turbine engine having a compressor joined to a turbine by a core rotor as well as at least one combustor disposed between said compressor and turbine for receiving compressed air from said compressor and hydrocarbon fuel for producing combustion gas discharged to said turbine.
  • the aircraft according this aspect of the invention further comprises a hydrogen injection arrangement for injecting hydrogen into said combustor; and a controller for controlling said hydrogen injection arrangement in response to a power output level.
  • the hydrogen injection arrangement may include at least one valve which is configured at least for starting and stopping hydrogen supply to said combustor and which can be controlled by the controller for injecting hydrogen into the combustor at least during a low power condition.
  • the valve may be simply a shut-on/shut-off valve.
  • a valve that is adapted to regulate or meter a mass flow of hydrogen is preferred. Such regulation or metering can be controlled by the controller in response to an increase or decrease of the actual turbine power output.
  • pressurized gaseous hydrogen at the turbine engine combustor inlet close to the fuel nozzle, in order to enhance turbulent mixing for homogeneous burning.
  • a low-power operation can be defined between zero and approximately 35 % of maximum power output, e. g. between zero and about 35 % maximum core flow.
  • Mid-power operation can be defined between 35 % and 70 % of maximum output power or maximum core flow.
  • High-power operation can be defined above 70 % maximum output power or core flow.
  • the invention can be applied to gas turbine engines for aeronautics, marine applications and industrial power production.
  • the invention is most particularly appropriate for aviation, because aircraft turbine engines are routinely operated at low power for extended periods of times. For example, aircraft engines run at low power while taxiing.
  • the invention is particularly useful for reducing gaseous emissions of aircraft turbines at airports or the like.
  • the invention can also be used for other applications of gas turbine engines.
  • industrial power generating gas turbine engines have normally been operated at a single point of high power operation, namely at peak efficiency.
  • gas turbine engines are widely used in power plants for generating electrical power. Since more and more alternative power sources are used in electrical power generation, the changes in the power outputs of such regenerative energy sources (wind, solar, water energy) must be compensated. This can be done by operating gas turbine engines at different power levels. Thus, it is more and more likely that industrial gas turbine engines will also be operated at different output power level for compensating the fluctuation in electrical power supply from regenerative energy sources. Thus, the invention will become more and more important for other applications, too.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an airplane as example for an aircraft, having a plurality of engines and a power supply system for the energy supply;
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a power supply system for the energy supply in an aircraft, especially an airplane;
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic illustration of an aviation gas turbine engine having a turbine engine control system.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a low-power operation of a combustor of said gas turbine engine of Fig. 3 with a fuel supply and a hydrogen injection arrangement for injecting hydrogen during the low-power operation.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic view similar to Fig. 4 illustrating a high power operation of the combustor.
  • Fig. 1 shows an aircraft 700, here in form of an airplane, having engines 300 and a power supply device 800.
  • the engines 300 are adapted for propulsion of the aircraft 700.
  • the engines 300 and a turbine control system for controlling the engines 300 will be described in greater detail further below.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic overview of the power supply device 800 of the aircraft 700 shown in Fig. 1.
  • the power supply device 800 comprises a fuel supply arrangement 34 and an auxiliary power arrangement 205.
  • the fuel supply arrangement 34 includes a hydrogen supply 100 and a hydrocarbon supply 400.
  • the auxiliary power arrangement 205 includes an auxiliary power unit, in the following referred to as APU 200 and an electric system 500.
  • the hydrocarbon supply 400 has one or several kerosene tanks 410 including a main airplane tank 420 for supply of kerosene to the engines 300.
  • the hydrogen supply 100 has a hydrogen tank 110 and a fuel reformer 120 as well as a hydrogen flow control 600 having several control means, here indicated by valves 610, 620, 630.
  • the fuel reformer 120 generates hydrogen out of a hydrocarbon from the hydrocarbon supply 400.
  • hydrogen is generated from kerosene 430.
  • the fuel reformer 120 is allocated to the APU 200 and may be part thereof.
  • the APU 200 is equipped with a fuel cell 210 running with hydrogen generated by the fuel reformer 120.
  • the APU 200 comprises the fuel reformer 120, the fuel cell 210 having a fuel cell stack 212, a CO purification means 213, a compressor, e.g. formed by a turbine 214, a heat exchanger 215, a tail gas burner 216, a fuel/water vaporizer 217, a desulphuriser 218, a water tank 219, a cooling system 220 and power controls 221.
  • the fuel cell 210 uses hydrogen 122 from the fuel reformer 120 for generating electrical energy for the electric system 500.
  • the fuel cell 210 can be formed in different ways.
  • the fuel cell 210 is a PEM fuel cell (PEM means Proton Exchange Membrane).
  • the fuel cell 210 is a SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell).
  • the fuel cell APU 200 produces water 230, heat 240, and electric power 250, all for use in the aircraft.
  • the desulphuriser 218 is arranged upstream of the fuel reformer 210 for removing sulphur from the hydrocarbon.
  • the desulphurization is different if the PEM fuel cell or the SOFC is used.
  • the SOFC is more lenient to sulphur as compared to the PEM fuel cell.
  • the hydrogen tank 110 is an auxiliary hydrogen tank having a small volume. Such tanks with small volume may be needed with a PEM fuel cell to start an energy supply process.
  • the hydrogen tank 110 is part of a fuel tank inerting system.
  • hydrogen 124 is fed from the hydrogen tank 110 directly to the fuel cell 210.
  • the hydrogen tank 110 includes, for example, several gas bottles (not shown) for storing hydrogen. Via a hydrogen back duct 130, hydrogen 128 from the fuel reformer 120 can be fed to the hydrogen tank 110. Thus, the hydrogen tank 110 works as a buffer tank. In further embodiments (not shown), especially those using SOFC, the hydrogen tank 110 can be omitted.
  • the power supply device 800 further includes a hydrogen injection system or arrangement 48 for injecting hydrogen into combustion chambers 320 of the engines 300 and a water injection device 330 for injecting water into the engines 300.
  • the water injecting device 330 includes a water tank 340 for storing or buffering water 230 produced by the fuel cell 210 for an injection of water 230 into the engine 300 and several control elements (represented by a controllable water valve 350) for controlling the water injection 360.
  • the hydrogen injection arrangement 48 and the operation thereof will be described in detail further below.
  • the hydrogen supply system 100 further has the hydrogen flow control 600 controlling the supply of hydrogen 122, 124 to various elements of the aircraft 700, especially to the engines 300, to the fuel cell 210 and/or to the auxiliary hydrogen tank 110.
  • the hydrogen control 600 includes a first valve element 610 for controlling the flow of hydrogen 122 to the fuel cell, a second valve element 620 for controlling a flow of hydrogen 126 to the engine 300, and a third valve element 630 for controlling a flow of hydrogen 128 to the hydrogen tank 110 via the hydrogen back duct 130.
  • the electric system 500 includes power electronics 520 for adaptation of the electrical power produced by the fuel cell 210 for use in the aircraft 700 and eventually a battery buffer 510.
  • gas turbine engines 10 are used which are described in detail below with reference to the Figs. 3, 4, and 5.
  • Fig. 3 shows a gas turbine engine 10 with a turbine engine control system 12.
  • the gas turbine engine 10 is adapted to be used as an aviation turbine engine and includes an outer housing 14 with a bypass duct 16; a compressor 18; a turbine 20; a core rotor 22 joining the compressor 18 and the turbine 20; and an annular combustor 24 between the compressor 18 and the turbine 20.
  • a fan 28 is connected to the core rotor 22.
  • the compressor 18, the turbine 20 and the core rotor 22 form the core 30 of the gas turbine engine 10 which is enclosed by an inner housing 32.
  • the inner housing 32 is surrounded by the bypass duct 16.
  • the compressor 18 compresses air entering the housing 14 through the inlet 26 and discharges the pressurized air to the combustor 24.
  • the pressurized air is mixed with fuel.
  • the air/fuel mixture is ignited to generate hot combustion gas which flows downstream from the combustor through the turbine 20.
  • the turbine 20 extracts energy from the expanding combustion gas.
  • the combustor 24 is schematically shown in Fig. 4 and 5 together with the fuel supply arrangement 34.
  • the fuel supply arrangement 34 includes the hydrocarbon supply 400 for supplying hydrocarbon fuel to a nozzle 38 at a combustor inlet 40.
  • the hydrocarbon supply 400 further includes at least one fuel tank 42, e.g. the kerosene tank 410 and/or the main aircraft tank 420, to be filled with the hydrocarbon fuel, a fuel duct 44 and a first controllable valve 46 for metering hydrocarbon fuel into the combustor 24.
  • the fuel supply arrangement 34 further includes the hydrogen-injection arrangement 48 for injecting gaseous hydrogen into the combustor.
  • the hydrogen- injection arrangement 48 includes a source of gaseous hydrogen, here represented for example by gas containers 50, 51 ; hydrogen duct 52; and second controllable valves 54 for closing and opening the hydrogen ducts 52.
  • the second controllable valves 54 are further adapted to meter hydrogen into the combustor 24 by regulating the hydrogen mass flow through the respective hydrogen duct 52.
  • the hydrogen ducts 52 are connected to the combustor inlet 40 for injecting pressurized gaseous hydrogen in close proximity to the nozzle 38.
  • the turbine engine control system 12 has a controller 56 for controlling the hydrogen injection in response to an power output condition of the gas turbine engine 10.
  • the controller 56 further controls the hydrocarbon fuel supply 36 for supplying fuel according to the needs.
  • the controller 56 includes an actual power detector 58 for detecting an actual power condition and comparing means 60 for comparing said actual power condition with a preset parameter indicating a switch power level.
  • the actual power detector 58 and the comparing means 60 can - as well as further portions of the controller or the turbine engine control system 12 - be implemented as software loaded into a microprocessor (not shown) of the controller 56.
  • the actual power detector 58 is connected to a first ambient pressure sensor 62 for sensing an ambient static pressure ASP at the inlet 26 of the gas turbine engine 10, with a second ambient pressure sensor 64 for detecting an ambient total pressure ATP at the inlet 26 of the gas turbine engine 10, with an ambient temperature sensor 66 for detecting an ambient total temperature ATT at the inlet 26 of the gas turbine engine 10, and with a speed sensor 68 for detecting a core speed v c at which the core rotor 22 rotates.
  • the actual power detector 58 calculates a calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc which is a parameter representing the actual power output according to a known turbine engine model TEM from the outputs of the sensors 62, 64, 66 and 68.
  • the comparing means 60 compares the calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc with a switch temperature Ts which is a parameter representing a switch power level dividing a low-power condition from a mid-power condition.
  • the controller 56 controls the second controllable valves 54 so that the valves are in a closed condition, when the calculated combustor inlet total temperature T c is greater than the switch temperature Ts.
  • the controller 56 controls the second controllable valves 54 so that the hydrogen ducts 52 are open.
  • the gaseous hydrogen flow H 2 FI is controlled in response to an actual power condition.
  • the calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc is further supplied to a gaseous hydrogen flow demand control unit 70 regulating the gaseous hydrogen flow demand H 2 FD during the low-power operation according to a schedule 72.
  • the schedule 72 is a predetermined function of the desired mass flow of hydrogen H 2 versus the calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc which represents the actual power output level P.
  • the calculation of the combustor inlet total temperature T c according to the turbine engine model TEM is used to control the fuel flow demand FFD.
  • the calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc is supplied to a fuel flow demand control unit 74 for controlling the fuel flow demand in response to the inlet total temperature T 0 representing the actual power output level P.
  • the fuel flow demand control unit 74 is connected to the first controllable valves 46 via a first line 76.
  • the gaseous hydrogen flow demand control unit 70 is connected to the second controllable valves 54 via a second line 78.
  • the combustor 24 has a size, for example a length between the combustor inlet 40 and the combustor exit 80 or more particularly a volume of the combustion chamber, which size is smaller than that of combustors of similar known gas turbine engines. For example, the size is reduced by approximately 5 to 15 %, probably by about 10 %.
  • Fig. 5 shows an operation at mid-power or high-power condition. In a power output range between a switch power level, represented by the switch temperature Ts in Fig. 3, and the maximum power output, the controller 56 keeps the second controllable valves 54 in a closed state. No gaseous hydrogen is injected at the combustor inlet 40. A hydrogen injector 82 is shut off.
  • a fuel injector 84 injects hydrocarbon fuel through the nozzle 38 into the combustor inlet 40.
  • a mixture of fuel and air 86 is present in a primary zone 88 of the combustor 24. This mixture - fuel and air 86 - is ignited in a known way.
  • the gases are mixed with cooling air 90, and further downstream in the combustor 24 with dilution air 92. Due to the reduced combustor size, the length time of the air stays within the combustor 24 is shortened, so that NOX emissions are lowered compared to those of the usual combustor sizes.
  • Fig. 4 an operation of the combustor 24 at low-power condition is illustrated.
  • the calculated combustor inlet total temperature Tc is equal to or smaller than the switch temperature T s . This indicates that the actual power output level P is smaller than a switch power level dividing a low-power subrange of the whole power output range from mid-power and low-power operations.
  • the controller 56 opens the second controllable valves 54.
  • the hydrogen injector 82 is active and conducts hydrogen via at least one hydrogen nozzle 83 into the combustor 24.
  • pressurized gaseous hydrogen is introduced at the turbine engine combustor inlet 40, close to the fuel nozzle 38 in order to enhance turbulent mixing for homogeneous burning.
  • the mass flow of hydrogen is controlled by the gaseous hydrogen flow demand control unit 70 according to the given schedule 72.
  • the mass flow of hydrogen is, for example, regulated between 15 % and 5 % of the total mass flow of hydrocarbon fuel and hydrogen that is injected into the combustor 24.
  • the fuel flow demand FFD is controlled over the whole power range - for low- power, mid-power and high-power operations - by the fuel flow demand control unit 74.
  • pressurized gaseous hydrogen can be turned off, as illustrated in Fig. 5, for instance for turbine engine combustors 24 the primary zone 88 of which is rich in fuel at mid-power or high-power operations.
  • gaseous hydrogen injection may be maintained, for example with a lower mass flow, to get even leaner combustor operation, hence further reducing NOX.
  • stopping hydrogen injection for mid power and high-power operations is preferred for minimizing the quantity of gaseous hydrogen needed at overall system level. This could for instance minimize the required size of gaseous hydrogen tanks such as the gas containers 50, 51. Therefore, it is preferred to stop gaseous hydrogen as quickly as possible.
  • the schedule 72 can be achieved by experiments for minimizing un-burnt hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emission at a given smaller combustor size for different power output levels in the low power subrange.
  • a low-power condition can be defined as being below about 35 % maximum core flow. Mid-power operation would be between about 35 % and about 70% maximum core flow. For low-power operations, 5 to 15 % gaseous hydrogen mass flow could be injected, the other 95 to 85 % being hydrocarbon fuel flow. For the other modes, gaseous hydrogen mass flow is preferred to be zero. If the gas turbine engine 10 is used as an aircraft engine, pressurized gaseous hydrogen is available from the aircraft. In the example of Fig. 4, 5 exchangeable gas containers 50, 51 are used. In further embodiments (not particularly shown) the hydrogen could be supplied from a fuel reform or from pyrotechnics means.
  • the fuel supply arrangement 34 is part of the power supply device 800 as shown in Fig. 2.
  • the hydrocarbon fuel supply 36 is formed by the hydrocarbon supply 400, and the fuel tank 42 is the kerosene tank 410, 420.
  • the hydrogen supply 100 with the fuel reformer 120 is used.
  • the second valve element 620 shown in Fig. 2 includes the controllable valves 54 shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
  • the invention has been explained with an example of a gas turbine used as an engine of an aircraft.
  • the invention is particularly appropriate for aviation, because aircraft turbine engines are routinely operated at low power for extended periods of time.
  • the engine certification landing and take-off cycles include 26 minutes taxi with engines at low power.
  • the invention is not restricted to aeronautics.
  • the invention could also be used for marine turbine engines or industrial turbine engines.
  • the H 2 injection according to the invention can reduce HC and CO emissions at given combustor volume - with constant NOX emissions, or reduce combustor volume - hence reducing NOX emissions - at constant HC and CO emissions. It is preferred to follow the second path, which is more interesting since NOX is more critical than HC and CO.
  • low-power As indicated above, “low-power”, “mid-power” and “high-power” operations can be defined in terms of percentage of maximum core flow. This is correct, and applies to any kind of gas turbine engine applications - industrial, marine or aviation applications.
  • core flow is not directly measured on most turbine engines, and therefore cannot be used as a direct control parameter to switch on/off gaseous hydrogen injection. It is difficult to give precise switch values, as those will depend on the type of turbine engine application and on the particular design of the gas turbine. Switch levels can easily be optimized by experiments.
  • the switch values are different for different applications.
  • Industrial turbine engines are almost always operated at a single point of high power operation, especially at peak efficiency, without transience. It is likely that, in the future, gas turbine engines at power plants will be more and more used to compensate for fluctuations in electrical power generated from regenerative energy sources. Hence, it is more likely that industrial gas turbine engines will be operated over a larger power output range than before. Hence, the invention will be more and more interesting also for industrial power generating gas turbine engines.
  • Aviation turbine engines are already operated in all conditions over a wide power output range with strong requirements for nervous transience. Hence, aviation turbine engines demand much more in terms of operability requirements. Marine turbine engines sit in the middle between industrial turbine engines and aviation turbine engines.
  • the turbine engine combustor inlet total temperature is chosen as the switch parameter for controlling switching on/off gaseous hydrogen injection.
  • the gaseous hydrogen injection is shut off when the turbine engine combustor inlet total temperature exceeds a switch temperature value of between 450 and 550 0 K.
  • a precise value of such a switch temperature would depend on the application.
  • Combustor inlet total temperature is not directly measured on most turbine engines either, and therefore cannot be used as a direct control parameter to switch on/off the gaseous hydrogen injection.
  • turbine engine control systems re-calculate combustor inlet total temperature based on a turbine engine model which uses measured parameters such as turbine engine core speed and ambient conditions.
  • ambient conditions can be or include ambient static pressure and temperature for industrial or marine turbine engines; and ambient static pressure, total pressure and total temperature for aviation turbine engines.
  • turbine engine control system 12 controls the fuel flow to the turbine engine.
  • the same turbine engine control system 12 could also control the gaseous hydrogen flow to the turbine engine, as is shown in Fig. 3.
  • both high efficiency ancillaries and low emission engines can be provided. All the hydrogen can be provided by a fuel reformation in the fuel reformer 120.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif ou système d'alimentation pour l'aéronautique, comportant une alimentation d'hydrocarbure (400) pour alimenter un moteur (400) en combustible d'hydrocarbure, et une alimentation d'hydrogène (100) ayant un reformeur de combustible (120) pour produire l'hydrogène à partir du combustible d'hydrocarbure depuis ladite alimentation d'hydrocarbure. Pour abaisser les émissions tout en augmentant le rendement, on propose que l'alimentation d'hydrogène (100) soit reliée à une cellule de combustible alimentée en hydrogène (210) pour produire la puissance électrique, et à un système d'injection d'hydrogène (48) pour l'injection d'hydrogène dans une chambre de combustion (320) du moteur (300). De plus, l'invention concerne un avion doté d'un moteur (10) qui peut être alimenté par ce dispositif ou système d'alimentation, et un procédé de fonctionnement dudit moteur.
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